NSC 2010: Sarah King [#35]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, the 2010 National SCRABBLE Champion. Complete lists of prizewinners can be found under Standings above. ]

On this page, you will find information about Sarah King, who is competing at the 2010 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +895, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Sarah Surname(s): King Home: Cave Creek, AZ, United States Hobbies: play scrabble

Round by Round
High score: 498 Average for: 406 Average against: 377
Round 1		King played #63 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 467 to 412 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		King played #88 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 399 to 388 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +66.
Round 3		King played #11 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 379 to 425 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +20.
Round 4		King played #23 Steve Moniz (Manchester, NH) and won 427 to 256 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +191.
Round 5		King played #27 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) and lost 382 to 413 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-2, +160.
Round 6		King played #51 Judy Cole (Concord, MA) and won 431 to 295 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +296.
Round 7		King played #71 Cynthia Hughes (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 369 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-3, +261.
Round 8		King played #26 Shelley Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 498 to 265 (a spread of 233). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +494.
Round 9		King played #6 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and won 420 to 383 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +531.
Round 10		King played #62 Oliver Roeder (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 424 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-4, +517.
Round 11		King played #14 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and won 391 to 389 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +519.
Round 12		King played #21 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 304 to 552 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-5, +271.
Round 13		King played #17 Samuel Smith (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 322 to 403 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +190.
Round 14		King played #68 George Rogers (Tamarac, FL) and won 440 to 272 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +358.
Round 15		King played #33 Jeff Cooley (Jacksonville, FL) and won 422 to 400 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-6, +380.
Round 16		King played #59 Waheed Thompson (Mesquite, TX) and won 474 to 412 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-6, +442.
Round 17		King played #47 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 385 to 361 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-6, +466.
Round 18		King played #29 Daniel Citron (Chicago, IL) and lost 373 to 480 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +359.
Round 19		King played #60 Marcia Wade (Muncie, IN) and lost 374 to 403 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +330.
Round 20		King played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) and lost 259 to 361 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-9, +228.
Round 21		King played #18 Harry Decker (Norman, OK) and won 424 to 394 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +258.
Round 22		King played #95 Marina A Villena (San Pablo, CA) and won 445 to 359 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +344.
Round 23		King played #80 Shelley Kirk (Wyoming, OH) and won 450 to 300 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +494.
Round 24		King played #7 Tobey Roland (Baltimore, MD) and won 433 to 360 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-9, +567.
Round 25		King played #15 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 451 to 428 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +590.
Round 26		King played #28 Marc Carnegie (New York, NY) again and lost 406 to 422 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-10, +574.
Round 27		King played #46 Heather Steffy (Cleveland, OH) and won 447 to 322 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +699.
Round 28		King played #39 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 411 to 313 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +797.
Round 29		King played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) and lost 358 to 386 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +769.
Round 30		King played #27 Mona Larsen (Glenmont, NY) again and won 427 to 374 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 19-11, +822.
Round 31		King played #3 Tijan Jeng (Baltimore, MD) again and won 454 to 381 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 20-11, +895.

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